Statewide Claims to Fame

Emporia is 3rd in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Income below poverty line

Emporia is 5th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Emporia is 6th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Foreign born residents

Emporia is 6th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Emporia is 10th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Emporia is 12th in Kansas out of 50 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Emporia is 13th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Asian

Emporia is 14th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Housing units

Emporia is 15th in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Retail sales

Emporia is 15th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Households

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Emporia Rank Kansas US
Current population (2012) 24,958 17th 2,885,905 313,914,040
Size in square miles 11.8 20th 81,758.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2,105.8 18th 34.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Emporia Rank Kansas US
Residents younger than 5 7.4% 35th 7.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.5% 46th 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.4% 38th 13.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Emporia Rank Kansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.5% 55th 89.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 23.7% 33rd 29.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Emporia Rank Kansas US
Race - White 79.2% 50th 87.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 3.2% 32nd 6.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 29th 1.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 3.1% 13th 2.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 10th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.1% 27th 2.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 25.4% 6th 11.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 66.4% 53rd 77.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Emporia Rank Kansas US
Female residents 51.8% 20th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 13.4% 6th 6.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Emporia Rank Kansas US
Housing units 11,352 14th 1,237,651 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 31.6% 5th 17.6% 25.9%
Households 9,906 15th 1,104,479 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 52.9% 54th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $88,600 42nd $125,500 $186,200
People per household 2.5 35th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Emporia Rank Kansas US
Income per capita $17,527 60th $26,545 $27,915
Income per household $35,145 57th $50,594 $52,762
Income below poverty line 24.2% 3rd 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Emporia Rank Kansas US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,664 17th 237,040 27,092,908
Retail sales $443,360 15th $34,538,332 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $16,760 19th $12,444 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $48,595 12th $4,192,347 $613,795,732

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